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A literature review revealed that a total of 11 patients with ectopic TSH-oma were previously reported, and only our one case was diagnosed in the microadenoma stage. Most of the patients with TSH-oma or ectopic TSH-oma were middle-aged. We described ectopic TSH-oma in a child at length. We recommend that ectopic TSH-oma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis syndrome to achieve an accurate, early diagnosis. The somatostatin suppression test and imaging examinations, such as magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography\/magnetic resonance imaging, could contribute to the diagnosis. 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